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Could you recommend a good dehydrator? Brand,Vertical, horizontal, layers??

Ask Me Anything (Office Hours)

Char Nolan - Ask Me Anything (Office Hours)

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This event was on August 16, 2022

Join Chef Char Nolan in her virtual office as she welcomes all of your questions. This event was created for you and we encourage you to ask anything – from cooking techniques to course-specific questions, to how to turn your cooking passion into profit or simply hearing the perspective of a professional chef, Chef Nolan is ready to answer them all.

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Question

JONI BERQUIST

Could you recommend a good dehydrator? Brand,Vertical, horizontal, layers??

Answer

when I was a student at Rouxbe I bought myself the Ron Popeil of food dehydrator. It was circular and it had like five trays and it took days and days and days for anything to dehydrate. So I went on the marketplace in Facebook and I bought myself a used Excalibur five tray. And it is what I imagine driving a Tesla would be like I paid $100 for it which was a fraction of what they go for but I would definitely recommend the Excalibur they work like a dream your products come up beautifully, whether you're making fruit leather or your dehydrating your own figs, or you're making crackers, they just come out beautifully. So that would be my my recommendation if you get one Joni, let me know which one you get and let me know what you're going to make with it because this time of the year, I have an abundance of zucchini coming out of my garden. So I like to Use the mandolin and cut them lengthwise and then dip them in first. I dip them in aquafaba and then I'll put some spices on them and dehydrate them and they come out like a little cute zucchini chip that add a lot of flavor and zest and texture to your dish.

Char Nolan

Chef Instructor

Char Nolan is a serious crusader for plant-based education, armed with a degree in public health from Philadelphia’s Temple University. She teaches nutrition and plant-based cooking throughout Philadelphia, and in many underserved communities. Char holds a certificate in plant-based nutrition from eCornell and completed Rouxbe’s Plant-Based Professional Certification course in 2015. In 2019, Char completed post-graduate course work in social media marketing at the University of the Arts. When she is not cooking or teaching, she manages social media accounts for several plant-based influencers. Char prides herself on learning everything she knows about cooking from growing up in her grandparents’ Italian restaurant. Her favorite vegetables are Brussels sprouts and kale, of course. Char originally hails from Queens, NY, but has lived in Philadelphia most of her adult life. She is a former Peace Corps Volunteer.